>'i v f . ■ :•' V. • * MiJSets-W-'.V S;.T l 5 • voi,. Lxm. ; r 2E ■ LANCASTER INTELLIGENCE^. wiikid eymt tommy, at m. » soeyh oyxt straw. 3Y QEO. SASDKBSOSr. „ ' ' terms. BTOScmproir.—Two Dollara per innum, pnsUe In nd- TAnce. No Bubscriptlon dlseontlnned until allirraar . l£tw are paid, nnlc-es at the option of the Editor Adyirtotmints.—AdvertUementl, not exeaedhie 1 one • MW*, (12 line.,) will to threeXS te “e , aolUr.andtwentY-llTe 'eentA ftr encti addltloiiAl lneer tlon. Tlioie of greater length' in proportion. t Hsnd Portere, Pemphlete, fhe ' <,X<CTt6d ' , ’ th “ nd °“ THE MOURNER A-LA-MODE. BY JOHN G. SAXE. I saw her last sight at a party, (The elegant party at Mead's,) And looking remarkably hearty, • °?.£ w idow so young in her weeds; Yet X know she was suffering sorrow Too deep for tongue to express— Or why had she chosen to borrow So much from the language of dress? ■Her shawl was as sable as night; And her gloves were as dark as her shawl— And her jewels, that.flasbed in the light, Were black as a faneral pall: Her robe had the hue of the rest. (How nicely it .fitted hex shape !) And the grief that was heaving her breast Boiled over in billows of crape! What tears of vicarious woe, That else might have sullied her-face Were kindly permitted to flow * In ripples of ebony lace! While even her fan, in its play, - Had quite a lugubrious soope, And seemed to be waving away The ghost of the angel of Hope! Yet rich as the robes of a qneen Was the sombre apparel she wore: I’m certain I never had seen Snch a sumptuous sorrow before: And I couldn’t help thinking the beautv _ln mourning the loved and the lost, Was doing her conjugal duty, Altogether regardless of cost! One surely would say of devotion Performed at so vast an expense, Betrayed an excess of emotion That was really something immense r And yet as I viewed, at my leisure, These tokens of tender regard, I thoughtlt is scarce without measure— The sorrow that goes by the yard ! Ah! grief is a curious passion; And yours—l am sorely afraid The very next phase of the fashion Will find it beginning to fade. Though dark are the shadows of grief The morning will follow the night • * Half-tints will betoken relief, * Till joy shall be symbolled in white! ,A "tvT well were idle to quarrel With fashion, or aught she may do : And so I conclude with a moral And metaphor—warranted new: When measles come handsomely oat, The patient is safest, they say; And the sorrow is mildest, no doubt, That works in a similar way! THE SONG OF THE CONTRABAND, I don’t know where dis darkey At last am gwine to rest; Dey’ve stole him from ole Georg’a, Eey’ve driv him from de West, De Norf refuse to hab him, An’ ebery oder place— -0 golly ! but dis darkey’s A Lord-forsaken case! Chobus—De Abolition S’ciety, I guess um monstrous stuff, Dey call us men an’ brodders— I tink I hear enuff! Dey tole me I war better Den ef my skin war white, Dey.spoke so kind and gentle, So ’mazin’ly polite, I tho’t de Norf- war .waitin’ Per dis ole fool to come An’ lib wid dem foreber, Wid ebery house a home ! Chorus—De Abolition 'S’ciety, I guess um monstrous stuff, Dey call us men an’ brodders— I tink I hear enuff! 0, dey war playin’ possum : S’pose, now, it troubles dem (So long dey spito my master,) What comes of Unole Cleh? Ho sar! an’ so dis darkey, Beoanse he had no sense, War possumed by de Yankees, An’ left npon de fence! Chorus—De Abolition S’ciety, I guess um monstrous stuff, Dey oall us men an’ brodders— I tink I hear enuff! Now who will take dis darkey Afore he’s ’pletely froze, An’ gib him for his labor De hoe-cake an’ de olothes?' Dar’s Massa Wendell Phillips What preaches ’bout de sin ’ Ob slabery, I wonder Ef he would take me in ? . Chorus —De Abolition S’ciet-y, . T guess um monstrous stuff, Dey call us men an’ brodders I tink I hear enuff! I wish I war in Georg’a, Dat dear ole land again, Among de flowerin’ cotton, Among de sngar-cane; Den ef a Yankee preacher, Oame lyin’ ’bout de Lord, An’ chains, and things—by golly I’d knock him wid a gourd ! * Chorus—De Abolition S’ciety, I guess um monstrous stuff, Dey oall us men an’ brodders— I tink 1 hear enuff! How Tom and I Kept House. My chum and I had often, in the privaoy of our room, wondered how a family of only three persons oonld make so muoh work, and why our landlady could, on some particular days, keep on her feet from morn till night. Although we could appreciate tie clear coffee, the tender steak and the light biscuit, that were placed before us, we could perform them in half the time, and not so muoh fuss about it either: and we had more than once freely expressed our opinion as to the manner which some household affairs should be treated ; but the merry twinkle in the eye of our good natured landlady, and the oft repeated ex pression ‘ a man’s work is from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done,’ did not oonvinoe us, and old bachelors we began to think of a home of our own, where we could have the privilege of trying our hand at the culinary business—provided Mrs. Somebody waß willing. One evening, as we sat down to the table, sur landlady informed us that she had been called out of town to see a sick friend, and as she expected to be absent a few days, she would try and find some one to take charge of the house and its occu pants. Tom and I protested against this un necessary trouble* for was not this the op portunity we had long been wishing for l We were large enough to take care of our selves, and she need have no fear on our account. After much entreaty, on our part, and objecting on the lady’s part, oonsent was at last won for ns, to aot for ourselves, and after showing us the. barrels, firkins and boxes containing the ingredients used in cooking, and delivering the keys of the storeropm and olosets, our. landlady bid us good, bye, with a wish that we might have a pleasant and profitable time. The anticipated baking of the morrow, possessed for us more oharms than did ever a box of marbles in our boyhood days. That evening we read all the reoeipts oon the book, from making bread con^riL W 1f ng Cake > and in «« own do anythfng 6 W ° W6re enough to . .The next morning we made a visit to the oloset to see what provisions l e fb for Kfoid nt 8148 ’ WMe foroib, y *<Sded of (be old nursery 6one—.< Old Hubbard went to the cupboard,’ & 0 ., but “ n ß ‘ ead ?? nd L ag itbaie > we found proof sufficient of midnight revel, and wo both' exclaimed, ‘The rats.’ “ . : It was arranged that Toin should kindle the fires and make the coffee while Imixe d - bread andlaid the .table. Tying on\ my apron to keep my pants clean, I went to " work.. The floor was sifted, bat what next, and the cook book was consulted: a little [ saleeratns, yeast and salt,according to yonr ■ judgment,’ -‘Tom,’ says I, ‘ what does this -mean, ‘ salt according to yonr judgment.’ ’ ‘ Why, don’t you know, a onp foil, of course I thought you knew how to make bread !’ and Tom blew into the stove till his .face was what might have been oalled a ‘ celestial red.’ I went to the stove and found the dampers were closed. I must say, Tom, that if you are as long kindling a flame in a lady’s heart, as you have .been in this stove, your future pros, peots are not' flattering. I thought you knew how to make a fire!’ - My bread had been in the oven abont an hour, and although I had looked at it, and turned it around, it looked as flat sb when I first put it in the pan. By our united efforts we succeeded in building a fife, and soon the fragrant smell of coffee filled the room. The table was laid and we were patiently waiting for the bread to bake. ‘ What on earth are you doing, Tom V I exclaimed, as I saw him at work npon an old fish skin. . 1 Why settling the ooffee, to be sure ; didn’t you tell me to put a fish skin into it ? and I bavn’t put in a half one yet.’ . , ‘ 0h > dear >’ 1 groaned, ‘ your ears and generous disposition will be the death of ; you yet. I said a piece of fish skin—but i perhaps it is better than it looks ; salt is i good you know.’ The bread began to look brown, and we deoided that it was done—brown. While placing it upon the table, X heard a groan and a faint < come here, Bob,’ from the kitchen. Tom had poured hot water bn his hand, and he sat upon the floor, blowing furious ly upon his fingers. . ‘ soa P * 8 good ;go put your hand into the pot of soap in the cellar.’ ‘°> “order! murder!’ came in tones of agony from the regions below, ‘ soft soap is good for barns is it ?’ and Tom came up with tears streaming down his face, and the salt brine dripping from his hand. ‘ Confound this housekeeping! don’t you say so, Bob ! Let us have some breakfast or the ooroner will have oases of starvation to investigate.” We sat down to the table, but before we had eaten two mouthfuls of bread, or swal lowed two draughts of ooffee, we came to the conclusion that the waters of the far famed Salt Lake, could not equal our coffee, and if one of the bisouits were hun» about a prisoner’s neok, it would prove a millstone. We began to analyze the saline subjects before us, and we unanimously agreed that ‘ salersetus and salt according to your judgment ’ was no judgment at all. The striking of the clook warned us that it was time that we were on our way to the office. We compared notes and found that we had just beeu three hours preparing our delicious breakfast. (Eleven o’clock found us taking a lunch at Taylor’s.) As we had been disappointed in the morning, we were determined to make pies and cake ; they were much easier than bread for beginners. So, two hours before the usual time for closing our office, we bade adieu to books and documents, and werd hurrying home to profit by the . ex perience of the morning meal. We could not but miss the cheerful face, the blazing fire and well laid tabic' that always greeted our return from our daily toil; but we soon banished these sad thoughts by vigorously wielding the broom, and in a short time the kitchen looked quite presentable. I was to make the pies and cakes, and Tom was to run the errands and make the oustard pudding—a little milk and a few eggs. Who couldn’t make a oustard pud ding ? Putting on a large apron, and rolling up my coat sleeves, I prepared for my afternoon’s work. First we dropped the curtain, for fear we might have inqnisitive neighbors. I took a table at one end of the kitohen, while Tom took the one in the dinning rooin, so that we should not interfere with each other. As I stood considering what to put in the pie crust, besides sugar, eggs, and allspice, I heard him saying to himself, ‘ a pint of eggs and six grains of sugar, spice and then taste.’ ‘ Here, Bob, here’s an enigma for you to solve ; how in the world shall I weigh 'a pint of eggs and count six grains of sugar V ‘ Oh, this is easy enough—use the scale for the eggs, and microscope for the sugary and for the spiee, I should think and cin namon would do; I really believe you don t know the first thing about cooking a pretty husband you would make. Don’t forget the milk ; you will find it in the storeroom.’ A smothered laugh came fronwthe store room, and softly whispered ‘look here Bob.’ I tipped along, expecting to find a tiger or rattlesnake, but what a sight met my eye! There sat Mrs. Grimalkin and her interesting family of four, lapping the milk reserved for our pudding. . Woman’s weapon was in great demand—and a di- vorce was granted between Mistress Broom and Mr. Handle—and our bisouit hastened the exit of the Grimalkins Junior, (two of whom never appeared) while their, affec tionate mother made a shinning path IrranfV T"! °l As Tom was errand boy, he took a large pitcher and went out for some milk. ° r While he was going I amused myßelf by singing, ‘ There’ll be no more sorrow the, when to my sorrow the door bell rang, and being directly overhead, was the cause of a gymnastic exhibition, which dosed in the downfall of China, and with pantomine gestures. I stood amid the ruins, and thought of the confusion of Babel. Ding, ding, went the bell, eaeh peal louder than the last. I could not get to the door for I was not dressed to reoeive oallera. As I was creeping along, and when almost to the door I stepped upon my apron, and like a dutiful subject F obeyed the laws of gravitation, and struck my head with such force that I saw stars without looking for them. I heard a laugh outside, and some one said, <Ob ■igWlSKT* trmik ° nth ® ieally, ‘ Oh, if Tom.would only could go to th.e door, for he looked quite decent.’ . Our oaller, whoever it iriight be, was determined to enter.- ‘ Oh, Tom, why don’t and, ns if iff. Answer id my wish, I heard a crash below. 3 41 “ rBAx oomnxr is rmrwwr LANCASTER CITY. PA.. TUESDAY MORNfyQ. .TUNE 24. ISfiO. i I ran down stairs and there lay poor [ Tom on his .face, completely deluged in ' milk—the- pitober broken- and- the' frag i ments scattered over the floor—streame of i milk rnniting in all directions. 1 - ‘I-should think yon ought to know bet ter than to, leave a broomstick across the door-way for a fellow to tumble over; here I’ve spoiled my clothes, out my nose, and pan’i tell you what internal injuries 'I have sustained, and all through your careless ness, If this is what you call houaekeep *ng> I must say that lam heartily sick of it. You may finish that pudding— I won’t, touch it. / - - ‘ Hush, Tom, don’t speak so loud; if you do we are ruined men. ■, : We have no time to ory over spilled milk, for we have company on the door steps, and they are determined to gain entrance; there’s the the bell again ; it is no use, 1 might as well go to the door.’ I took off my apron, smoothed my hair, washed my hands, and put on my company face, while Tom went to bis room to make himself whole, leaving foot-prints by the way, not snoh as Longfellow would have us leave, to cheer the heart of a forlorn brother, bat footsteps that an ambitions brother might see, and like his’ predeces sor, aspire to tread the milky, way. . I opened the door, and there stood the handsomest specimen of humanity my eyes ever beheld. As soon as she looked at me she burst into a hearty laugh, and when she recovered her breath, a laugh was in troduced between every word, as she asked me if Mrs. C. was at home. ‘ No, Miss, she is not at home, she is out of town,’ 1 stammered. ‘She will not be gone long, I suppose, and l oan stop until Bhe returns.’ Visions of broken China, spilt milk and half-baked pies floated before me, and I thought it no sin to tell one of Miss Opios. ‘ She will probably be gone some time six weeks, I believe,’ * ‘ I never knew my aunt to be gone so long from home, but I must stop at least one night, for it is past oar time, and I cannot return until to-morrow.* What could I do, surely 1 was born un der an unlucky star—before me was the niece, the heiress of whom I had heard suoh extravagant praises, and what made me feel still more unoomfortable, was the provoking smile that appeared whenever she looked at me. I wondered what could be the cause of her merriment. Surely it could not be me, who was called the finest looking young man in town. Something must be done, so I invited the young lady in and exoused myself; went to Tom’s rooga to see if he had survived his down fall. The exclamation that greeted me as 1 opened the door was by no means flatter ing to my pride. -‘ My! Bob, you haven’t been to the door with that faoe V ‘Of course I have, and served not only as door-tender, but as committee of arrange ments, and introduced the lady into the parlor, and am now waiting for you to go down and entertain her.’ * dear, I shall die ; look in the glass, Bob ;’ and holding on to the sides he slid from his chair to the floor, and rolled over and over with suoh velocity that I really thought he had gone crazy. I looked in the glass. Oh ! horrors what a sight pre sented itself.-' My head looked as if it had blossomed from the flour barrel ; on my forehead were two marks, commonly called beauty spots, (but I oalled them horrid spots,) my nose, my beantiful nose, that was the most marked feature of my faoe ; it looked as if it had been dipped in ink. ‘ How do you dike the looks ; don’t you think the lady will be charmed ? O dear !’ and Tom went into another fit. I made no answer, but made for the door. ‘ Whore are you going ? ‘ Going to make a clean breast as well as a clean face of the whole ;’ and while Tom was dressing in his best I explained matters with the lady visitor, and joined with her in laughing at our mishaps. She insisted on being shown to the soene of oiir late disaster, and finding resistance useless, I went with her to t.ho regions be low. Tom soon came down, a'nd noting as her servants we soon put things into shape and place. Donning one of her aunt’s aprons, tho little figure flitted from room to room, and soon dispatohed the baking. I tended the stove ; Tom gathered up the fragments, meanwhile speculating upon the durability of Job’s patience, had he passed through the trying ordeal of house keeping, and concluded his meditations by saying that if he had passed through the trying ordeal he never would have been handed down as a model of patience. At the usual hour for tea we .sat down to a table loaded with bread, pies and cake, (theoustard pudding was not forgot ten) as nicely baked as those ever put be* fore us by our landlady. When enjoying the meal and laughing over the adventures of the day, who Bhould come iu but our landlady wearing upon her faoe suoh an muooent expression; but I, being naturally of a suspicious nature, began to think that she had not been far distant after all, but being also a wise man, I said not a word, but thought a great deal upon the subjeot. My suspicions were confirmed by the know ing look that passed between aunt: and niece. • I could not for a long time forgive her for the lesson she had taught me, but when-her nieoe put her hand in mine and promised to make my bread during life time, I freely forgave the aunt, though my experience in theiine of cooking was not as profitable as it might have been. Tom says that it was my -nose that-made my fortune, and * that perhaps Tie might have been the lucky one had it not been for the confounded broomhandle.’ I know not whether my nose won the lady-love, but one. thing I do know, that I shall never meddle with that ‘ work that is done,’ and to those who are wise in their own conoeit, 1 would say let them try and see what they can do; perhaps their experience will oo moide with my own. One of my bisouits I have reserved iu ease of war; it might answer the Baine purpose us a bullet; and until that time arrives, I intend it shall oooupy a oonSpio uous place in my cabinet of ouriositiea; *5 „ a oertain village dwelt a Judge, who, being a widower, always aijcbmpasTed his niece to church. Ope summer after noon while she w&s intent upon the sermoo, and. the Judge was having a quiet snooze, she discovered a grass-hopper on her dr«ss. Ficking_.it .. off, B be gently nudged the drowsy Judge, that he might throw the intruder into thepisle.T. Hfttook it with e y? oppn,. and: supposing it to be a olove, (a very, general and well-known’ antidote .to.droweiuessil'qnite unsuspect ingly bit off its head. 'j ;-'jk -I '—i WHSU liABOB OOKKAKDS na CHkATJMT BIWAIS.’’- IMs BAITG^IE^^Iaw. Mrs. Tompkins’ parlor was in apple-pie order. Not a spook of dust on the shining piano, not a stray shred on the Velvet ovr pet, not an atom of ashes under tho well filled grate. For Mrs. Tompkins was one of those thrifty souls who keep up appear anoes in spite of everything, and delight in handsomely-furnished parlors, while the kitchen is stinted to the very closest de gree of parsimony. She was flying about, shaking out chair* covers and arranging the little ohina-orna ments on the mantel, in,a manner that be tokened a considerable amount of inward disturbance. There was a jerk to her elbow and si toss of her head, whiohforeboded woe to somebody or other. ' ‘1 am, clear, out Of patience!’ ejaculated Mrs. Tompkins at last. ‘ I don’t believe there ever was a poor mortal half so bad gered as lam with poor relations.;- Why conldn’t Harry have married a rich wife while he was about it, instead of. Mary Glenn, who wasn’t worth a red cent—only a governess .at that ? And now the poor bog is dead and gone, andleft his doll-baby of a wife on my hands. I declare it’s enough to make a woman crazy! Don’t see why I should be obliged to support her because she happened to be my son’s wife. Why oan’t she go to work and do some thing ? Too much of a fine lady, I s’spose, with her white hands, and long curls, and pink-and-white cheeks. Never brought up to do any chores about the house. Oan’t wash dishes, nor make biscuit, nor do any thing useful. I am tired of this; sort of business.’ . And just as Mrs. Tompkins made this emphatio assertion, the door softly swung open, and a delicate girl of scarcely more than eighteen summers glided in. Her deep mourning-dress gave additional fair ness to a complexion that was like snowy wax, shadowed witn the softest rose-tintof the cheek and lips, and the timid, fluttering glances of her dark eye indicated her position dependent. ‘Can I assist you about arranging the parlors, Mrs. Tompkins V she faltered, as if uncertain how her offer might ohanoe to be reoeived. No ) Mrs. Tompkins Junior, you oan’t said the old lady, with a toss of her oap cder7 think of allowing suoh a ime lady to soil ner white fihgers about my work. There, you needn’t go to crying. I don’t believe in people that have suoh tender feelings.’ ‘ I did not intend to cry,’ murmured ;>oor Mary ; « but indeed I could not help ‘I tell you what it is, Mrs. Tompkins Junior,’ said the old lady, wrathfnlly, ‘ we may as well come to an understanding first as last. Zephaniah and me ain’t rioh, and we’ve a big family of our own, and that poor, dear Harry, our elder boy, has been dead and gone a year.’ Here Mrs. Tomp kins meohanioally pulled out a red-bor dered pocket-handkerchief, and made a random dab at her eyes. ‘ I don’t see that you have any particular claims on us. So* you’d better look out for a situation as ; governess, or do some plain sewing, as soon as you can, for, to speak my mind, you’ve been spongin’ on us about long enough!’ ■ Mrs. Tompkins stopped, with her mouth shut together like a steel trap. Her daugh ter-in-law had grown very pile. ‘ And while I am about it,’ continued the old lady, ‘ I may as well say that Hetty don’t like it beoause you insist on settin’ in the parlor every time Colonel Redeliffe oalls. He’s worth's Cool half million, Ze phaniah says, and if our Hetty makes a catch of him, why, the family fortune’s as good as made. Of eonr 3 e, when Hetty is Mrs. Col. Redeliffe, you won’t expect her to notice you muoh—she may. give you some sewing to do onoe iu a while, but— my gracious, there’s his oarriage' at the door this minute, and he was here only yes terday ! Biddy, run up and tell Miss Hetty to put on her pink dress, and take her ourls out of the papers—Col. Redcliffe’s at the door. You can sit in the kitchen while he’s here, Mary, and peel the potatoes for dinner, if it isn’t too common work for your lily fingers ! Hetty don’t want you Pry’round when her beau’s here ! Run quiok!’ ’^‘ n ? i?. 8 rB ‘ om pkins Junior disap peared, Mrs. Tompkins Senior opened the door with a simpering smile. ‘Dear me, Col. Redeliffe, who’d have thought of seeing you ? Do walk in—we’re highly honored, I’m sure !’ Col. Redoliffe was a tall, elegant-look ing man, whose wealth and station in soci ety fully warranted the calm dignity with whioh he bowed to Mrs. Tompkin’s adula tion. ‘ Take a seat on the sofa, Colonel,’ chat tered Mrs. Tompkins. “ Won’t you sit a little nearer the fire ? Not cold, eh ? Well, it ain’t freezing like it was yester day, to be sure. ‘ I hope you won’t get impatient,’ she giggled; ‘Hetty will be down in a moment!’ ‘Who will be down V inquired Colonel Redoliffe, looking up from the book which he was oarelessly turning over, with 1 some astonishment expressed-in his fine fea tures. ‘ Hetty—my daughter!’ ! 1 be g your pardon,’ said the Colonel, quietly, ‘there is same mistake here; I called to see your daughter-in-law, Mrs. lompkvns !’ ‘ Harry’s wife !’ gasped the mother-in law. ‘ And, added Colonel Redoliffe, ‘ as you are the nearest relative and guardian at present, it may be well for me to mention to you that I intend making her an offer of marriage. f Her beauty and graoe render her a fit wife for any man, and I am proud to think I have won her affeotions. Of course, I may reckon upon your sanction and approval!’ ‘ Yes > yes ” stuttered Mrs. Tompkins, who was completely taken abaek by the sudden overthrow of her Aladdin visions concerning her red-haired daughter Hetty However, even if Colonel Redcliffe’s pa latial establishment wasn’t for ‘ daughter Hetty,’ still it was something to keep so muoh wealth in the family. y ‘ I’ll call her, she said, humidly, slip ping ont of the room just in time to arrest the triumphant entry of Miss Hetty, with her curls all in a quiver of hair oil and cologne. ‘Go back, Hetty !’ she exclaimed in a strange whisper; ‘ you’re not the one that’s wanted T' It’s Harry’s wife !* And Bhe shot down - stain as fast as ■possible. . r : -t;’:',;; 1 ) ‘llfary, dearF lffie,skill,' iAlhe' softest of tones, ‘yon re not peeling potatoes ! WBir, you always were so obliging. Give & ; a kissj love—always did say Harry’s wife -was Just -like-my-own daughter! Now run up stairs into the parlor, and see what ’,061. Redoliffe has to say to you!’ .. ■ Mrs.: Harry Tompkins was uncertain at flrst whether her respeetable mother-in-law was not a little Never before had she listened'to’such softly affectionate syllables from the old lady, and she went up stairs like one in a dream. ‘.And when may I call you mine, dear est,!? was the parting; question of Col. Red oliffe, as he held that fair young widow to his heart. !' Poor Mary ! It was so long since she had heard the accents of love and kindness, and now to.be chosen bride of one to whom the world looked on in . admiration—ah ! it seemed too much happiness! ‘Remember I shall not wait long!’ be added, carelessly smoothing down the jet ty tresses. .‘The sooner I take you away from this vulgar and uncongenial atmos phere, the better.’ ‘ Vulgar and uncongenial atmosphere!’ gasped Mrs. Tompkins, who was listening at the key-hole. ‘ Well I never !’ ‘ Mary, dear,’ she said that evening, ‘ I shall be very sorry to lose you. You’ve always beep just like my own child, hav en’t you.- Come and kiss me, there’s a love—and be sure you don’t forget your poor dear mamma-in-law, when you are married to Col. Redoliffe! Hetty, come here and congratulate your dear sister! I woulnn’t have given you up to anybody else, but Col. Redoliffe is a man that de serves you.’ Mary smiled quietly—she was of too gentle and forgiving a nature to resent even the hypoorisy of her mother-in-law —and in the bright future opening before her, she had forgiveness for all. / Harry’s wife is going to be married,’ said Mrs. Tompkins to one of her gossips soon after. ‘ What! that lazy, indolent, good-for nothing—’ ‘Hush-sh-sh!’ cried the old lady, clap ping her hand over Mrs. Syke’s mouth.— ‘That was all a mistake. She’s a dear, sweet love!’ ‘ Oh! said Mrs. Syke, ‘ then I conolude she’s going to marry rich.’ ' Yes,' said Mrs. Tompkins, compla cently : <i{ will be suoh a trial to part with her.’ And such is tho weakness of poor hu man nature, that the good old lady had actually believed what she said. An Affecting Scene. In a recent trial at the Old Baily, in London, Lord Ohief Justice Tindale pre siding, George Hammond, a portrait pain- was placed at the bar, to be tried on an'indictment found against himself by the Grand Jury, for the wilful murder, with malioe aforethought, of George Bald win, a rope-dancer and mountebank. The prisoner was a man of medium height, but slender form.’ His eyes were blue and mild. His whole being gave evidence of subdued sadness and melancholy resigna tion. He was forty-one years of age, had * s °ft voice, and his appearance and man ner bore evidence of his being a man of distinguished education, in spite of the poverty of bis dress. On being called out to plead, the prison er admitted- that he did kill Baldwin, and he deplored the act, adding on his soul and conscience, he did not believe himself guilty. Thereupon a jury was impannol ed to try the prisoner. The indictment was then read to the jury, and the aot of killing being admitted, the Government rested their case, and the prisoner was called upon for his defence. The prisoner then addressed himself to the Court and Jury, and the following re marks were made : ( My lord,’ said he, ‘ my justification is to be found in a reoital of few faots Three years ago I lost a daughter, then four years of age, the sole memorial of a beloved wife, whom it had pleased God to reoall to Himself. I lost her, but I did not see her die. She disappeared—?ahe was stolen from me. She was a charming child, and but her I had nobody in the world to love me. Gentlemen, what I have suffered cannot be described; you cannot oomprehend it. I had expended in advertising and fruitless searches every thing I possessed—furniture, pictures, even to my olothes. All have been sold. ® or three years on foot I had been seeking for my ohild in all the cities and all the villages in the three kingdoms. As soon as by painting portraits I had succeeded in gaining a little money I returned to London to commence by advertisements in the newspapers. At length, on Friday, the 14th of April last, I crossed the Smithfield oattle market. In the oentre of the market a troupe of mountebanks were performing their feats. Among them a child was turning on its head supported on a halberd. A ray from the soul of its mother must have penetra ted my own, for me to' have recognized my child in that condition. It was my poor child. .Her mother would perhaps have precipitated herself towards her, and locked herself in her arms. As for me, a vail passed over my eyes. I knew not how. it was—l, habitually gentle, even to weak ness, seized him by the clothes—l raised him in the air, then dashed him to the ground—then again ;he was dead. Af terwards I regreted what I had done. At the moment I regreted that I was able to kill but one. Lord Chief Justice Tindale—‘These are not Christian sentiments. How can you expect the Court and Jury to look with favor on your defenoe, or God to par don you, if you cannot forgive.?’ Prisoner—‘l know, my Lord, what will be your judgment, and that of the jury; but God has pardoned me ; I feel it in my heart. You know -not, I knew not then, the whole extent of the evil that man had done. When some compassionate peo ple brought me my daughter in prison, she: was np longer my child; she was no longer purp and angelic as formerly; she was corrupt, body and soul,—her manner, her language, infamous, like .those with whom she had been living. I did not recognize her myself. Bo you comprehend, now ? That man had robbedmeof the love and soul of my ohild. And fcrl have killed: him but once.’ ForemanT-‘ My Lord, we have agreed on our verdict.’ Chief Justice—* I understand you gen tlemen, but the law must iake'its course. The Chief Justice having summed up E=EMM ■JEV- ■a-JVST the case, the jury retired, and in an instant after returned, into Coart with a verdiot of ‘Not Guilty.’ - ; . On the discharge of Hammond, the sheriff was obliged to surround him : with an esoort. The women were deter mined to carry him off- in ; triumph. The crowd followed him all the troy to his lodg ing, with deafening shouts and huzzas. The right man in -the right place—a husband at home in- the evening. The young lady who took the gentle man’s fancy has returned it with thanks. Rulers wield the people, but schoolmas ters wield rulers. In a fight take your friend’s part; at a feast let him have it himself. If a young woman’s disposition is gun powder, the sparks should be kept away from her. If you would take snap judgment on a thief, set a dog on him. A rebel leader upon the soaffold would be tho right man in the right plage. Patience is.a tree whose roots are bitter, but the fruit is very sweet. A diamond, with some flaws, is still more precious than ap’ebble that has none. If any of our hotel keepors or steam boat offioers want first rate runners; let them apply to the rebel army. If you have been tempted into evil, fly from it. It is not falling into'the water, but lying in it that drowns. Those who laok a good natural charac ter may be sore they/qannot long; sustain, without detection, an artificial one. If the devil were ohained to a post, men would be no better than they are ; if he couldn’t oome to them, they would go to him. ‘ Pa, how many legs has a ship V ‘A ship has no legs, my ohild.’ ‘ Why pa, the paper says that she draws twenty feet, and that she runs before the wind.’ A Public Speaker should never lose sight of the the thread of his discourse; like a busy needle, he should always have the thread in his eye. To win the regard of some people, give your band to assist them -along j to gain the respeot of others, help them on with your foot. An old maid being at a loss for a pin cushion, _ made use of an onion. On‘the following morning she found that all the needles had tears in their eyes. The Ladies may not go much upon the highways ; but they are complained of by their husbands as being very much addic ted to buyways. A Young Lady who lately gave an order to a milliner for a bonnet, said : ‘ You are to make it plain, and at the same time smart, as I sit in a conspiouous place in the church.’ An eminent and witty prelate was onoe asked if he did not think suoh a one fol lowed his . eonsoienoe. ‘ Yea,’ said his lordship, ‘ I think ho follows it as a man does a horse in a gig—ho drives it first.’ Dr. Johnson once said it argued great presumption in a young clergymen to think he oould write an original sermon good enough for his people, when South, and Barrow and Tillotson bad left so many dis courses from which he oould make a wise selection. Two Lawyers in Lowell, returning from court the other day, one said to the other: ‘ I’ve a notion to join Rev. Mr. ’s ohuroh ; been debating the matter for some time. What do you think of it V ‘ Wouldn’t do it.’— ‘ Well why V Because it would do you no possible good, while it would be a very great injury to the ohuroh.’ A Useful Contraband.— A lady in Washington desirmg to procure a * help,’’ made application at the head-quaters of the ‘ contrabands,’ on Capitol Hill, when the following oolloquy ensued between herself and a female contraband who had escaped from ‘ service, in Virginia : Lady—Well, Binah, you say you want a place. What can you do ? Can you cook ? Contraband—Ho, m’m mammy, she al lays cooked. Lady—Are you a good chambermaid ? Contraband—Sister Sally, she allays did the chambers. Lady—Can you wait in the dining-room and attend the door ? Contraband—La, no, m’m ; Jim, that was his work. Lady—Can you wash and iron ? Contraband—Well you see, m’m, Aunt Beoky, she allays washed. Lady—Can you sew ? Contraband—Charity, she allays sewed. Lady—Then what in the world did you do ? . Contraband—Why, I allys kep the flies off mistis ! DjP" A very worthy and pious old dame, who oonld not read, had several books loaned to her, which she got a little girl to read to her. The deacon of her church loaned her < Pilgrim’s Progress’ and a nephew a copy of ‘Bobinson Crusoe.’ Having them read alternately, thudame got the text a little mixed up ; and when the deacon called upon her and, asked her - how she liked ‘ Pilgrim’s Progress,’ he was somewhat surprised when she replied: ‘lt’s a marvelous book, truly; why, what big tronbles him and his man Friday under took !’ THE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT, No. 8 NOBTH DUKE STREET, LANCASTER, PA. Tho Jobbing Department Is thoroughly famished with new and elegant type of every description, and is under the charge of a practical and experienced Joh Printers*- The Proprietors are prepared to PRINT CHUCKS, - NOTES,.LEGAL BLANKS, CARDS AND CIRCULARS, BILL HEADS AND HANDBILLS, PROGRAMMES AND POSTERS, PAPER BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, BALL TICKETS AND INVITATIONS, PRINTING IN COLORS AND PLAIN PRINTING, with neatness. accuracy and dispatch; on the most reasons’ ble terms, ana in a manner not excelled by any establish ment in the city. 49" Orders from a, distance, by man or otherwise, promptly, attended to. Address GEO. SANDERSON * SON* IntelUgeneer Office, No. 8 North Dube street, Lancaster, Pa. MANUAJL AND DRILL' BOOK, FOR tha use of all Volunteers and’HilUia, revised,'.ccnv reeled, and adapted to the discipline of the soldier of the. present day, by an officer in the united States Army. At J.'M;WEBTHAEPPUB?S, may.l4 tflBV. N6,44i Gorher NwQaeenAOfangesta. OI L B—Caetor Oil, Svra.t Oh, OU o( SPIKE, STONE, SENEKA. SASSAFRAS, *«_ For sale el THOM ABELMAKRR3, Drug A Chemical 8 tore WeetKingstree’Lan. M>» ■ ' tf SPI CllS; fee—Clnnaimbn, Clo-ree, Baiw Drug * Chemical Store West King street, i*n^r. BREVITIES. tB«S. APBIL. ARRIVAI. OF SPLBHDIDHEW SPRING GOODS If SlrrzSßO 3 1 L)t of FOUL ADD ill tiKS. oblt mr 1 Lot Spring Oballie SOo. 1 Lot Brocha VALENCIAS, Boqna, STVe, 1 Lot Soper Boqu&OHAtAIBa, only Sfe SHEPHERDS’ PLAIDS, beautiful ud gdo<Lise; AH our. Lest CALICOES, telling al!2}£ ” v 1 Lot Extra Good CALICOES, only 10eT^ 1 Lot excellent Bonnet and SHAWL AND CLOAK ROOM. - New Stock of V- - PRING SHAWLS AND CLOAKS. Bx&unm Stslla Shawi*. Erery day brings something law.** CHOICE BARGAINS OF THB DAT, % • Opened daily at •'« WENTZ BROS*- . ‘ ■ No.sßartKJngStr«*t. DRBSSIrER’s" _ 1 BAIRr JEnXLRY STORRt ■ NO. 206 NOUS BfH'Bnil*'AßoVJMUeß, 1 —Tl.?;T 1 .?; On hand and for sale, a choice assortment'of sspvlor patterns, and-wlltplatt to order BRACELETS, ; , BABKINttB,' FINGER RINGS, BRKAST PINS, GROSSES, - •••; NECKLACES, GUARD AND * VEST CHAINS. Orders enclosing the hair to be plaited may be sent by mail. Glvea.drawing as near as you can on paperpand enclose, snch amount as yon may choose to pay. Costs as follows: Ear Rings $3 to Pins iS to s7—Finger-Kings 75 cents to s3.so—Vest Chains $6 to $T— Necklaces $2 to $lO. ‘ . u ■■■■.■ ■ < - 49“ Hair put into Hedallonvßox Breast Pins. Bings, 46. OLD GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT AT FAIR RATES. ' apne, iyi* NEW 8 PR.J KG STYLES. The nnderaignedoalls special attention to a'new and well selected stock of ■ , HILL INERT GOOD 8. • of the latest styles, consisting of colored aud whlte Straw Goods of all kinds and prices, bonnet frames’to llt ; every« body, French and American Flowers In great variety, rib*, bons, qnillings, laces, edgings, jolnbland, gimp and hlir lace, and a great variety of Boonet Trimmings, silk, satin, crape and different kinds of bonnet materials,' rtrf\ TRIMMED, STRAW * FANCY BONNETS, r?T\'< a large assortment to suit every taste, cape: H » nett, crown-lining, wire, and a great many : articles unnecessary to, mention, all of which I wilt sell cheaper than the cheapest, either wholesale or retail; Also, a fine assortment of JEWELRY and DRY GOODS, on hand, and various Notions, all of which will be sold very cheap. :> j Call and examine my stock before purcbasiQg.elsevhere* Thankful lor past favors, the subscriber hopes to have the' •tronage of his old customers, and many new ones.. •'' L. BAUM, No. 31 North Qogpn Bfc apr 13m 12] 1862. - . 1862 . isea. QPENING OF NEW SPRING GOODS. JUST RECEIVED, direct from New York and -Philadel phia, a choice lot ot NEW SPRING DRESS GOODB. Shepherd’s Pl&lds of every variety. Also, a large lot of ' NEW CHINTZES, - Purchased at low prices tor cash, which we guarantee to sell at prices that will DEFY COMPETITION. BEST ENGLISH CHINTZES B6BT MERRIMAOOHINTZEB BEST. AMERICAN CHINTZES..; BEST GOOHEOO CHINTZES ' BEST PACIFIC CHINTZES BEST SPRAGUE CHINTZES... BEST MOURNING CHINTZES ALSO, Large lot of good, heavy Domestic GINGHAMS, 12U eta.; Good Apron Gioghams and Checks, 12W cents; Good Bleached and Unbleached MUSLINS, one yard wide. 1211 cents; Cotton Flannels, 12)4 cents, NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. A fall line of BLACK SILKS, cheap. Neir Styles of SPRING DRESS GOODS Of every variety and -quality, OPENING .DAILY. mar 18 tf 10] JjUHK WATCHES I BICH JEWBIiBT I SILVER WAR El SILVER WAREII PIE, CASE AND BETTER KNIVES. SDQAE, CREAM AND OYSTER 8POON8." . 80DP AND OYSTER LADLEB. SPOONS, FORKS, *0 , to. Latest Styles and Best Wohkmanship. SILVER-PLATED WARE l SILVER-PLATED WARE 11 BASKETS, CASTORS, PITCHERS, MUGS, SPOONS, FORKS, &0., Ac, Just pbom the Faoio&iisv WATCHES! WATOHEBI! WATCHES!!! WABRASTXD TIME KEEPERS. CHEAP! OHKAPI! CHEAP!! N CLOCKS! CLOCKS!! 0L00K8II! GILT, COLUMN AND- PLAIN FRONTS. » .. JEWELRY! JEWELRY!! JEWELRY!! LATEST STILES AND BEBT QUALITY. _ . RHOADS A QILL&SPIB,. . ~ _ Wist Kino Steiij, Between Cooper’s Hotel and-J. G. Getz’s Dry Goods-Store: dec 17 tf 49 Hair dressing and shaving SALOON. SAMUEL J. WILLIAMS takes pleasure in notifying his numerous friends and customer®, that he has removed his siti? 011 rom Cooper’s Hotel to the basement under Peter MOonomy’s Shoe Store., in West King street, near the M.'rket House, and has fitted it np In new and elegant style or tho accommodation of customers. HAIR DRESSING, SHAVING AND BHAMPOONIN<J done in the m st scientific and fashionable style, and his tontorua operations are performed with the greatest, ease : and comfort to all concerned. He. will also color. the hair and whiskers, and guarantee the colors to be applied without injury to either. Give the Professor a call, and he flatters himself-that he will be able to reuder general satisfaction. ' Don’t mate a mletake arid get Into the wrtngehon.: Recollect, It is Immediately under M’Conomy’e Bboe Stone, apr 15 tf 14] S. J. WILLIAMS." Lancaster home mutual . minn INSURANCBCOMPANY. ' “ OFFICEjNO. 68 BAST KING STREET, ■ This Company baring received applications forlnanr ance of Real Estate ($150;000) to the amonntrequlredbj its Charter, commenced issuing policies on the.lstday of April, 1802, and Is now prepared to Insure Real and Peik eonal Property In the City and County of Lancaster, It U strictly on tbe mutual principle, no proflts beiog eontem-' plated, bnt an immense saving. Stock Insurance Compa* Dies being principally designed for tbe benefitof the stock holders, this company has been organised for the special - benefit of the insnred parties, and they will control It, as . there are no stockholders to do so. Every person Insuring' property in this company tboreby becomes-a member'* thereof, and will be represented therein to the extent of his insurance. ...... Dibich .b»— Rev. Wm. T. Gerhard, President; D. G. Swarti and J. B. Bwartrwelder, Vice Presidents; Christian ' a Lefever, Secretary; John Sheaffer, Treasurer; JohnD. ■ Skiios, Christian Gast, Barton B. Martin and -Lawrence Kn “PP- C«prl6.Sml« ; . : DR . J . T . B A KB R , HOMCEOPATHIO PHYSICIAN, 0 » Lahuiiib 1 Citt; . maybe consulted professionally’at his Office, at Henrr Bom’s Hotel, In the Borough ofstrasbarg, on Thnrsdaytrf each week, from 10 o’clock in the. morning to three in the - afternoon. . .. . x An opportunity is thus afforded to resldanta oif-Strashonc ; andrlclnity to avail themselves of Homoeopathic treatment, and females suffering from cbronio diseases may ehioy the ' advice of one who has made this rises Ofdiieasees’. speciality. J.T. BAKER, M.D;, ; ; oct 22 tf 41J East King LlmeflaMSer THE PEOPLE’S HAT AlDOiip.i itoitl. SHULTZ 4 BEO, BATT B B 8 No. 20 Noarn Qonw Eraor, Lahcahtbb, Pa. The enheorihers are desirous to Inform their Cnstomera and the Public generally,That their preparations ofalarge' assortment or fine . > : ,S OPT PELT. AND SILK HAJS.,,, v adapted for Spring and Sommer wear, have been com pleted; the same comprises the richest and most beautifal •b^te^eotor.susa.tyrl^.wUelß.ta^.and long «peHence- r In our assortment will be found aUthe Neweat«jleeuf SILK, OiSBIMBRB. ABD 80B1! HATB,' STRAW HA T 8 % every Style and Quality for . Boys’ ” Wat* A foil line of > * OHILDIEH’S STEAW,GOODS. * iUUUBB STYLE CAPS. ' In conclusion we would return our alneere thanks lir. r past favors, and tratt by.nnvaried exertions,attention and., dispatch to merit its continnaoce. ..r?*.??® T JOHN A< SHUI/TZ, HBNEYA. BHOMat -J.i. ■■ . A T nBETniGOFTHEBOARD •’ » °/, th ° Common Schools of theGtty of That aJm e Pl ’ e * ld ®° t Treasnrer be author -/ certificate* of loan, > and advertise formas the present* nptvto exceed jlx thousand dblien, r A loa s* no * doe and becoming <fae, and ealled for," ..^ e , tberefo r® Elffrnoticetbat we have preparedJbe; eet tificatea required, and now advertise, for.offers .of ifrsni. not exceeding jSlic Thousand dollars, : at 'sir per-cent, annum, the interest payablejjialf yearly, on the lat dayof Jbly, and the Ist dayof January. ~ ' ~ All persons desirous of Investing lh 'snch lbank Jbtiti.h araamplysecnrsd by the value of the real estate beJoe*. ing to the ttmmoo Schools'brth* City or Laneaiter.lhs. authoritywhich tha lawgifreetbemtoleTyenannualtax;.' on.the assessment of the property In the city, and bythSr portfon of the an o naL State aserMßtation; '■ InnelOßt.M] , . : ; Presitoi, ( : HOW Aa s ASSO O-I A • PHILADELPHIA.- ■ ’ iwtte ßelief of theglet tad-Dtifrr«»taTifflfet«a’ i»fai +tntt&g>V£'* : - , t m . •1' t "&'■ ’■ ' --■.•_ ■£ *~"i ..tf <* • *4"J* *•<* *- * » .-/-^ ••:,:u NO. 24. ...IZ££ cents. cents. ...12m cents. ...12m cents, cents, cents, cents. WENTZ BEOS., No. 5 Eftst King Street.
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